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Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co (TPE:9925) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.57 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$2,642 Mil. Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$270 Mil. Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$1,851 Mil. Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.57.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

TPE:9925' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.63   Med: 1.22   Max: 1.51
Current: 1.44

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co was 1.51. The lowest was 0.63. And the median was 1.22.

TPE:9925's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
57.04% of 831 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.93 vs TPE:9925: 1.44

Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.13 1.25 1.33 1.41 1.51

Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Debt-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.48 1.13 1.70 1.76 1.57

Competitive Comparison of Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(2779.165 + 279.789) / 2026.215
=1.51

Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(2642.22 + 269.529) / 1851.172
=1.57

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2024) EBITDA data.


Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co  (TPE:9925) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.


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Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co (TPE:9925) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
No. 128, Xing'ai Road, Neihu District, Taipei, TWN
Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co Ltd is a Taiwanese security systems provider. The company's range of products and services includes residential security systems, monitoring systems, safety products, home protection systems, long-term home care systems, vehicle security systems, and commercial security systems for factories, offices, hospitals, and retail shops, as well as security robotics research and development. Taiwan Shin Kong Security is part of the Shin Kong Group, which operates companies in the financial services, energy, real estate, manufacturing, healthcare, and consumer service sectors.

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